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It wouldn't be new for BTC holders for a couple of years to experience bear market(a period of fall in price of Bitcoin , for an unusually short/mid-term period) A period of panic where rational decisions must be taken. If a bear market is inevitable, it has to be handled intricately... No panicking!

A bear market after a bull market is just the normal cycle. But with the current developments we’re seeing, especially institutional investors aggressively buying into Bitcoin and most likely holding long term. I don’t think the next bear will be as bad as the ones we’ve seen in past years.

Right now Bitcoin is still stable at around $115k, so I don’t see signs of a new bull market just yet.

Honestly though, I believe the bulls will continue. This year we’ll probably see more bullish trends that will encourage people to invest. And with some countries already considering Bitcoin as part of their reserves, that will only give investors even more confidence.

Yeah its easy to say to ride the storm but when you are in the middle of a bear market or at the bottom of the bear market its difficult to be optimistic.

I remember 2015 when bitcoin went nowhere, it seemed like everyone was packing up and forgetting about bitcoin.
In 2018 after that huge dump due to the Bitcoin SV scare, and when we hit $3000 it looked like we would head into the 3 digit terrority because there was just so much selling.
In 2022 after FTX went bust. There was so many failed companies and banks which were revealed and you had no idea if every exchange was solvent or not.

So its easy in hindsight to say, dont sell at the bottom or dont buy your position but its very difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel during these scary bear markets.

Panic will make you difficult to think about how to act in a certain situation. You will not see the benefit of the situation for you because you may only think about saving your money. But if you can calm down, you can think clearly and decide following to the current situation.

The bull and bear markets will always come so we must anticipate the panic that may happen. If we see the bear come, we should be ready to use the moment to buy more Bitcoin because the price is at a low price.

Calming down will be better so we can see the benefit of the situation for us. We can take the right decision without having difficulty.

For those that have experienced the bear market quite a number of times, they are getting use to it better and know how to handle a bear market not to make them fall victim of FOMO, uncertainty and loss of funds. The bear market is an integral part of the market that if you don’t buy more bitcoin to your holdings, it shouldn’t prompt you to want to sell the ones you’re already holding. Bear market is inevitable, so it is better you get use to it and always flow with the trend of it for the period it lasts.

Bear and Bullish seasons are both phases of the market that cannot be diverted, it is compulsory to experience both. Older investors with bear season experience won't see the season as storm rather full of opportunities to buy more at a lower price.

There is a logical way for holders not being driven by the storm, instead of only holding what is gathered in portfolio, acquiring more portions whenever the price dips or simply arrange a strategy to keep investing, accumulating during the bear season helps build tolerance knowing whenever the bullish seasons begins there will be share of greater profits.

It is unhealthy to panic over the dip during a market season and the vice the price has been showing recently. And taking decisions out of a short term plan could be wrongly act for investors. Those are acts of traders not investors. Experience investors with good investment approaches that understands volatilities is a custom of the bitcoin market while long term holding will always earn it best profitably are quite buying on the regular dip without panicking and patient holding owes you resilience in the uncertainty but definitely going to be a time behind the future. So if you have been investing with your spare funds and you are either not needed the funds for immediate use, then it is or no essence to panic. After dump comes the pump and after bear is the bull. so what is the need to panic like every price falls is ideally unrecoverable?

That's true. Price corrections or dips are normal in the volatile crypto market, and actualy such drops should be seen as an opportunity to add to your portfolio. Experienced investors won't panic and sell all their assets, they have seen countless times that a bullish season will eventually arrive. All that's needed is patience, and that is the key to making a profit.

You may predict or do a variety of speculations about the bear market or bull market, but you need to understand situations like this there is nothing different as before, I also hope Bitcoin and the Krypto Market in the future will be more Jaya.

So in situations like this there is no more panic from us to see the bear market and for me personally remain on the usual path.

Bearish and bullish conditions are characteristics of Bitcoin that we will experience throughout its journey. We must study them thoroughly to achieve our goals. It's clear that experienced investors can easily navigate both and will take advantage of any corrections or declines to buy and build their portfolios, as bearish conditions provide an opportunity for them to accumulate holdings and wait for the best bullish momentum to generate substantial profits when they reach their desired targets.
However, bearish conditions pose a threat to inexperienced beginners, because when a bearish situation occurs, they will inevitably panic. And if they remain strong, never give up, and strive to learn and understand what is happening, they will become experienced and profitable, just as experienced investors all started as beginners.

After the bull market, of course, the price of Bitcoin will naturally correct, this is nothing to be afraid of, but I think it is a dip in the Bitcoin market for a short time. But there is nothing to panic about here, but weak hands may panic, but I will tell them that never panic by holding Bitcoin. Because at present, many large companies and individuals are holding Bitcoin, and they will hold Bitcoin for a long time, so there is no reason for the market to fall into the past.
All the signs that we see in the Bitcoin holding of treasury companies are completely positive for Bitcoin, so the current Bitcoin price deficit is definitely a big opportunity to buy Bitcoin. However, this time, Bitcoin should be bought more aggressively.

When you believe in Bitcoin's future, there will certainly be no panic even if you see your asset's value declining. Panic is only for those who have not prepared their investment funds for the long term. This also includes those who do not fully understand how the Bitcoin market works.
Those who have experienced a bear market in the past should have the experience and make plans based on their experiences.

There has been soundings all right that the future cycles will not be as pronounced,
possibly the lines between both Bull and Bear cycles will become a little more blurred.
Institutional investment will certainly help the Bull market I would imagine. This could
also apply to the historical Bitcoin 4 year cycle which centres around the halving event.

As almost everyone has posted above and the general thought of experienced Bitcoiners,
panic is your enemy and a long term outlook is a more relaxed space to live in.

If you are a trader particularly starting out - the transition from Bull to Bear market can
be a very sore move if you are caught on the wrong side of it, but in the long term
buying in the Bull market and HODL'ing through the Bear market still yields profits.

Certainly the bear time is not a season for weak hands. In fact, it is the weak hands that cause further down movement of the price because they panic and sell at every down move. They are always steady checking their hodling and comparing with what price they bought to know the difference. This is attributed to why the price kept falling since two weeks and that is also what happens when price enters uptrend. So it is nothing new for OGs.

It is for the experienced hodlers to understand what decision they have taken in the past to hedge on their fallen hodling. Usually, I take the decision to convert to stable coin while the price keeps falling and I think it is a good decision, so that you can acquire more coin by the time you convert back to btc during bull.

To be fair, bear market is probably the best time to make some money and yet some people never understand it completely.

The reality is that if you really want to, all you have to do is buy some during that period and if you can do that then you are going to make some money.

Most people do not buy, and not only sell, but wait until it recovers. That's such a bad move, never understood why they would do that. The biggest purchase I had in the last 4 years or so, came in 2022, when it was bear market, and it was under 30k.

I bought it at around 26k which it did drop even further down, but I still bought it at a much lower than right now, I made more than x4 return in 3 years, how many investments make you x4 return in 3 years?

Don't panic is for those who understand the crypto market, the bear and and its bull run. For those who don't know about the crypto market, it's hard for them to watch how their investment depreciates over time without knowing what to do next, either to sell at a loss or keep hodling for how long for them to recover their money.

Not everyone, should I say, has the mind to stay put without panicking over the Bitcoin price. Those who panic over it, you don't blame them for that, is that they can't control their emotions when they are losing money.

Yeah its easy to say dont panic when Bitcoin pullback 10-20% or so. 

However not many of you were in a true bear market when bitcoin lost 80% value. And its not only losing 80% value, its all the negative news along with it. Back in 2015, it was China cracking down on Bitcoin and the MtGox bankruptcy and later the Bitfinex hack.

In 2018, it was the Bitcoin SV saga and how people assumed that Satoshi would dump all his real BTC for BSV. And later in 2022 it was the FTX scandal and you had no idea which exchange was liquid and which wasn't. Even USDC didnt seem safe then after the bank where they kept their money, went under.

The Bitcoin market is unlikely to be a complex one. Don't be surprised if you think Bitcoin will fall below $100k. This is a great opportunity for bearish investors to start a new period. This is a great opportunity for new investors to start a new period of Bitcoin. Don't wait for a bear market. Smart investors buy Bitcoin at every price point and hold it for the long term.

I believe that majority of bitcoin investors already understand that the bear market is a time of temptation of giving up on your bitcoin investment. Unlike the past bear market that the government and social medias were spreading the FUD of bitcoin that it will crash leading more people into panicking and sell their bitcoin at loss. I don't think that the government will be part of the FUD this time, because they have been praising bitcoin of late. This is why one must prioritize long term investment.

First, the bear market isn't there yet. It is speculated that usually September month is bearish for the crypto market, so one should not panic sell if they see some negative movements in the next month. The prices will recover soon and they will go parabolic during the last three months of this bull season.

However, I have experienced the previous bear season and I know that it is not easy to survive that 1 or 2 years of bear market and if you are holding some coins, seeing your portfolio go down every day. You need a big heart not to panic sell and hold your coins throughout that time.

Panic can lead you to make decisions you'll regret. For many, this is the time to buy, to pack your bags, as they say. And I believe this is a positive outlook; it can actually become an opportunity for significant profit. It's a great time to monitor the market and invest; many successful investors have this mindset. Use it with caution!

Short term investors are those supposed to be worried about Bitcoin short price movement, as a long term investor it is necessary to consider the market in a very long manner that will require taking advantage of all price changes happening in the market. Bear markets are essential with the advantage to buy more Bitcoin at a cheaper price, considering the bear market as an opportunity investors are meant to take every part seriously using the right approach.

Not everyone that usually panic during the bear market especially those that understand bitcoin how things work here. Many sees it as an opportunity to buy more coin at cheaper price rates making use of any convenient strategy (dcaing, lump sum ).

We are going to experience the bear market, usually after the bull market . But I still believe the bull market ain’t over yet there are still sign of bull market in the market .

No need to panic. But if we have observed the last 2022 bear market, it was different. People don't really talk about it as if there were no bear market. The price fell by around $16k from $69k 2021 bull run, but it didn't happen in 2022, but in 2023. So, there could be some changes every bear market that we deal with. Those who have been here for so long have been used to it and will start stacking sats when the price becomes lower. There is no room for panickin and grieving because that's just a full waste of time if they don't do any actions at all.

Someone who is new in Bitcoin or cryptocurrency will you see a bearish season as the World season so far but not knowing that both the bearish and bullish season has advantages and disadvantages, there are people who profit when the price of Bitcoin is being drastically reduced and there are some people who also profit from bitcoin when the price increases based on they have been holding bitcoin for long term and it's their opportunities to sell

So in every period of Bitcoin it has a people that profit from it and also have a people that also lost from it, so that is why I have to let some of us who is a novice in Bitcoin investment to know that there is some people that the bearish does not affect most especially and experience investor does not been affected by a bearish season, well someone who does not have the knowledge or Bitcoin especially meant to buy and went to sell seems bearish as deadline of bitcoin and they began to panic.

What are the signs that the bull market is not over yet?

I also hope and don't want the bull season to end but to be fair, we will never know when the bull season will end and the bear season will come. The market does not follow a fixed pattern and there is no guarantee that history will always repeat itself exactly as each cycle has a different impact. The market is unpredictable, and we only really know bear season has arrived when we have been in bear season for a while.

There is no rule that requires Bitcoin to reach 150,000 dollars before the bear market arrives, or that the bull market only ends when the year ends. Therefore, as smart investor, we must always have a plan for 2 scenarios, not be subjective or overly optimistic.

Upcoming bearish market is what sometime bother me in this cycle. Not because the possibility of large dump but more of whether it will happen or not.
In this world where everybody is investing in bitcoin, from ETF, institutional, to pension fund and there's many things about to get their capital flow to bitcoin.
I have a shred of doubt that bearish cycle might not be happening but I can 100% be mistaken about this. I doubt something like mt.gox, ftx, or something like that can happen again but the chance is never zero.

Therefore I bet if there's bearish cycle, it will be a weak bearish.

I have seen some people have hold their bitcoin since 2015 until now those people can became an the millionare because they can gets the advantages of holding bitcoin for long term and the interested fact is those people only sell small part of bitcoin but they have no plan to sell all of their bitcoin although the current bitcoin prices is very high and they have simple reason because they have faith to bitcoin and believe bitcoin prices not stopped and still possible to reach higher prices

I think those who panic when facing bear market only dominated by new people who just invest their money to bitcoin but there are some people has strong mentality that because during hold bitcoin they have faced up storm bear market several times and didn't panic and i think those who involved to cryptocurrencies world for years has been learn about their mistakes that they didn't sell the bitcoin during bear market even they added more bitcoin into their portfolio because they were very sure after bear market there will be a bull market happened

Not even close to a bear market but its fair to consider as always possible.  This is a pullback within a bull market and thats a time to stay bullish and ideally add more if you can with  that knowledge of a wider positive market.

In 'normal'  markets a bear market is a drop of 20% or more but in crypto that would be too slight to qualify and it'd be like a bad smoke alarm always going off to no good end, a false signal.
    At least use a 50 week and also the very long term 200 week moving averages, if both are in decline and this is consistent then its hard to say the market will fight that underlying trend; at present the opposite is true and much positive momentum is occurring.

For those who just started buying Bitcoin this year, planning to hold the Bitcoin owned should still be very far away. There is no reason to panic if a bear market situation comes. What should be seen is the opportunity to gain greater profits in the future by buying at a discount during a bear market.
For beginners who are facing a bear market for the first time, there may be concerns. But for those who are knowledgeable, I think they must have already made a good plan even when the market situation is bad.

It is very difficult to control your emotions during the times the prices are correcting even in the bull phases. A mere 10 to 20 percent downward movement in bitcoin may panic many holders who wanted to exit at the bull market top.

During such times, a lot of things comes into the mind that the bitcoin bull market is over or we are near that stage or maybe price is making lower high and never make another all time high. All these things creates a lot of doubts in the mind of investors and only those who are firm holders can survive this testing time.

I think the difficulty in actually been able to control your emotions depends on your investing ethics, for example if you invest with an amount you don’t think you can lose like borrowed funds or other money meant for very important household purposes and you invest to actually make short term profit then you can simply be frustrated once the market is going down even for a little amount they easily panic.

Long term investors or those already familiar with the bitcoin market will definitely not panic, it is usually all about planning out your investment plan well, it always advisable to go for a very long term holding strategy and invest gradually with a discretionary amount, for example someone who had invest since last three years ago wouldn’t be fazed out with Little dips like this, old investors are usually aware of this dips as corrections

Investment advice is needed by those just starting out - especially those who are still mentally unstable. Long-term investors aren't affected by short- or medium-term price volatility - instead, they tend to accumulate and build stronger portfolios. Beginner investors tend to lose their way when the market turns bearish for a short period - so they're the ones who really need advice, rather than experienced investors.

Panic can literally drive beginners to sell all their assets for fear of losing more value from their investments - but if they're patient and know what to do, they can expect better returns soon. Price volatility is inevitable - sometimes high and sometimes low, but potential returns are always possible if they accumulate at varying prices.

I agree with you, that's the reality. The market is between two cycles and investors will experience both at different times. Bullish and bearish are two market cycles that everyone takes advantage of, earning returns and experiencing losses in between. Anyone who can capitalize on the cycles will profit, regardless of whether they are a beginner or an experienced investor. Experienced investors can certainly manage things wisely, not panic when faced with changing market situations, most of them will certainly accumulate.

There will always be two seasons of a crypto market, that’s bullish and bearish. So if we are currently in bullish market, expect that it will be replace by a bearish market soon, or the vice versa. The only key here, know how to ride with each market condition, so that you can guarantee long term stay in this volatile market.

If you can ride a bearish market, then you’ll be good in a bullish market as well. But if you struggle already in controlling your emotions in time of bearish, the more you need to thrive hard when you are already seeing the market in bullish.

It is easier said than done, at least for a lot of people. People who are weak hands will definitely panic, newcomers will also panic and most of them will sell their bitcoins in a bear market, with a plan of buying back when the price starts appreciating again.

That said, everyone has a right to sell their coins when they want to, but i think rather than selling in a bear market, it is better to work with a strategy and have a target. Thus, if your target is met during the bull market, you can withdraw some of your coins and leave the rest of it through the next cycle. It is better to have a strategy than for your strategy to be selling anytime there is a dip in price.

I tried to give advice during the pandemic sell off on this kind of pressure to BTC holders.  Some people have seen so many sell offs and apparent end of BTC events, China banning BTC or whatever news appears that seems to say surely its time to sell your BTC.  
  The best thing you an do on this forum is go visit some of the oldest topics, oldest sections of the forum where many forum accounts have experience and held BTC through gigantic sell offs.   What are they are saying now, what's their sentiment and attitude to current events, etc.  

There's maybe two prices for all assets but certainly in BTC this is true, the very highest prices contain froth and just the wind will blow the top off the very highest prices there is little substance there and you should be ready for that its bound to happen.

   Also BTC has a strong core long term and momentum to its pricing and that price is much lower but after all these years still comparatively high; BTC gained a ton over the years.
   Don't just follow the highest prices or if you do at least look at highs each month not every other minute because that's just noise and highly erratic movement.   Use candlesticks not line graphs, closing price needs to set over time to be a solid price with volume not just a sticker price / label.

This is the main reason why it is always good for a newbie to have a basic knowledge of bitcoin investment before they can be able to start accumulating. Having a basic knowledge of bitcoin would definitely make a newbie not to panic and make impulsive decisions as a result of market correction. I believe there will always be bear market as long as there is bull run so a good understanding of the nature of bitcoin will definitely make an investor not to panic whenever there is a bear market but rather they will see it as an opportunity to acquire more bitcoin.

Unfortunately, a good number of people will always panic. For instance, every bull run, there are always people who just got into bitcoin because of hype and whatnot—pretty much those who do not fully know what they're doing. Those type of people are likely to paper hands, sadly.

We can't control people, thus we just gotta make sure it doesn't happen to ourself. The bear will come surely but so does the bull. Think wisely.  ;)

There will be a Bitcoin bear market it is not just about Bitcoin you will invest in anything in every where you have to continue your investment through the rise and fall of its price. Now the most important thing is what you should actually do in a bear market. Panicked investors cannot afford long term investments they have to be patient for long term investments. Bear markets are inevitable, that is why you should be mentally prepared and have an emergency fund for long term Bitcoin investments. In the case of Bitcoin it is not complicated to manage you have to apply simple investment strategies.

You should try to gain basic knowledge on how to accumulation Bitcoin through discretionary income. The most effective way to accumulate Bitcoin is through dollar cost averaging (DCA) method. Don't panic buy regularly and manage it for the long term through discretionary funds.

The key in 2 market cycles is having goals. In bear market, every market correction is a chance to buy and accumulate at lower price. This is where you split your capital for maximum profit potential for the next market cycle.

While in bull market, you set a goal on what price you willcliquidate your holdings. Remember that bear market will always happen so you should not be greedy in setting when you will sell your holdings.

That is why DCA exists. When you are in a bear market, you wait for it to fall, and buy some, if it falls more, you buy some more, and you keep doing that the more it falls. That is the way to grow, because you get a lot more bitcoins that way, and you drop your average purchasing price that way as well.

In return, you end up with profits, a lot of profits when the bull run starts and you just wait for that period. Don't sell right away when it goes to profit, wait for it to peak and you can sell a lot more. Like we have reached 100k+ , but during election period, we went from 30 or 40 something thousands, to more than 70 thousand, if you sold there, you would have lost %50 profit chance some more, and that's why you wait for peak.

But how and what signs do we have to know when bitcoin has peaked so we can sell? Like the current bull cycle, when will bitcoin peak and when is the right time to sell before the bear season arrives? It can be said that determining the peak and bottom of bitcoin is impossible. Easier said than done. That is why a long-term investment strategy and DCA are always recommended when investing in bitcoin and everyone should have a clear selling target instead of trying to find a way to sell at the highest price.

It's just another of those corrections, maybe others might call it a bear market, but for me, it's just retracement as technically, we should still be in the bull run. However, there are no parabolic rise, even in the bullish season. There are times that we need to see the price goes down, so that at least there are a lot that can enter the market. And also, a shake up is needed as well, to weed out those week hands.

So yes, there should not be any panic here, instead what we can do is to just buy and take advantage of the situation. Bitcoin is at a discount, don't time the market to see what will be the lowest low. If you have the capital then just bought and enter during the dip.

It depends on what you do. Traders would need to use that panic to make some money, while hodlers will not do anything but let it be. So either you are an investor or a trader when the fluctuation comes.

The bear market could make some profits, or it could make things worse. I did some buying during the bear market of different cryptocurrencies before, especially the cheap ones, but all I can say is it will keep you awake for many nights. Buying the dip doesn't mean it all ends there, it's the monitoring that will be the hard part.

Whether it’s bear market or bullish market, one should always deal the market with knowledge and skills because the more you’re inclined on dealing the market risks, the higher chances you’ll get successful with your investment. Most especially when the market is bearish, where new investors are panicking and selling at loss, now if you do that, it’s like you don’t invest for future profits but definitely you invest to lose them.

Know when to sell and when to hold. If a market is bearish, it opens new opportunities to add more bitcoin on your portfolio so keep buying in dips.

We've seen this BTC great bear market hold the same place for 4 days now, this is an idle stroll compared to the horror of a proper bear market sell off.   10% down in a few hours and so on is what a proper bear fight is, this is a pleasant wander through a range of price we've already seen was nicely high so its barely anything at all comparatively.

Still I would agree in the negative perspective and to say otherwise BTC needs to trade above, hold then build from 111k & above.  We are just delaying at present as 108k can be some area of support, for now I would guess further down once we lose buyers around this prior area of interest.